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41-406: The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide (or Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide ) is an annually published comic book price guide widely considered the primary authority on the subject of American comic book grading and pricing in the hobby/industry. Numerous observers connect the expansion of the direct market distribution system and the proliferation of comic book specialty shops to

82-641: A backbone to the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide ". Under the auspices of Overstreet Publications, the first Comic Book Price Guide was published in November 1970. Priced at $ 5, saddle-stitched and published in a print run of 1000 (a second edition of 800 was released subsequently), the book included 218 pages of listings. Among other things, Overstreet's guide included inventory lists, and it instantly became an invaluable resource tool for comic book collectors and dealers. By 1976,

123-652: A blend of multiple sources to derive a precise estimated value. A common practice involves cross-referencing information from different guides. The popular mobile app Collectionary 4Comics (free and paid services) presents historical sales price charts, recently sold prices and current For Sale online postings altogether to assist in gauging the trending value of a comic. Additionally, checking completed auctions on platforms like eBay and Heritage Auctions proves to be highly beneficial in gauging accurate values for comic books. While numerous price guides may emerge and fade over time, enduring publications like Overstreet (with

164-418: A central intelligence that wishes to corral superhuman activities, even it means using murder. The OMACs analysis states the team is "67.89% neutralized". White Lotus is shown upright and active. Brahma and Outburst are clearly down. Loser is being attacked by two OMACs. Outside of a passing reference in a subsequent issue of Superman , wherein it is mentioned Superman went to check on the team—however much there

205-410: A deluxe signed and numbered hardcover edition priced at $ 75.00 (signed by Robert Overstreet and Steve Geppi, limited to 50 copies). Comic book price guide Each collector will have his or her own preference regarding which authority to follow, but popular and respected guides have included The Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide , Comics Buyer's Guide magazine, Wizard Magazine ,

246-474: A funeral was held for Jessie and her teammate as Tag remains hospitalized. Bitter over Superman's refusal to trust him after the deaths of his soldiers, Anderson briefly allied himself with cult leader Ally Allston until he realized her true intentions and sided with Superman before being killed by the Inverse World counterpart of Superman's other son Jon-EL . In Young Justice: Sins of Youth #1 (2000),

287-446: A great deal of similarity to the successful comics news magazine Wizard: The Guide to Comics . Overstreet also published twenty-one issues of Comic Book Marketplace between Mar./Apr. 1993 and January 1995. Ultimately, most titles were canceled, including Overstreet's Fan which ceased publication in 1997. In 1994, Overstreet sold his business to Gemstone Publishing . Despite this change in ownership, Overstreet continued to serve as

328-477: A history spanning over 35 years) or more recent ones like the Standard Catalog of Comic Books have become integral components of comic collection history. These guides hold a strong appeal for collectors and enthusiasts, serving as valuable resources for a wide range of information. They offer insights into storylines, writers, artists, and even the original cover price of a comic. Online platforms like

369-484: A page listing collector's values for older editions, with hardcover editions, in particular, selling for a premium. Currently, the Price Guide is published in four formats: hardcover, softcover , a larger, ring-bound edition and an electronic edition, often with multiple covers for each version. Robert M. Overstreet grew up as a comic book, coin , and Indian arrowhead collector. In the 1960s, after abandoning

410-517: A peace settlement before they "cleanse' the planet. To save Earth from worse attacks, while White Lotus was negotiating with the Okaarans, the chamber is opened and the Unimaginable was unleashed. The Unimaginable's energy form possesses Maximum and he temporarily gains immense power. Maximum's parents eventually convinced him to relinquish the power, which he disperses safely. In exchange for

451-604: A project to create an arrowhead price guide, Overstreet turned his attention to comics, which had no definitive guide. Comic back-issue prices had stabilized by the end of the 1960s, and, Jerry Bails , who had recently published the Collector's Guide to the First Heroic Age , was considering creating a comic book price guide. He was contacted by Overstreet, who was doing the same thing. Bails' extensive notes, supplemented by Overstreet's study of dealer listings, "became

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492-399: A sense of assurance regarding the precise grade of the comic book being offered for sale. Nonetheless, since certified books are graded by multiple individuals, the reliability of these services is not universally accepted. Online platforms offer individual as well as aggregated records of certified comic book sales, aiding collectors in accessing this information. From the early 1960s onward,

533-627: A variation of the Supermen of America appear in the Arrowverse television series Superman & Lois . The team was created when Superman refused to put American interests first and debuted in the Season 2 premiere "What Lies Beneath". The members consist of Tag Harris (portrayed by Wern Lee), Jesse Vance (portrayed by Evelyn Gonda), and an unnamed boy (portrayed by Dominique Termansen) who all possess Kryptonian abilities in addition to sporting

574-497: Is the name of two fictional superhero teams published by DC Comics . The original group first appeared in a special written by Stuart Immonen published in 1999, and a later mini-series written by Fabian Nicieza , which was published in 2000. The second group debuted in Superman #714 in 2011. The Supermen of America appear in the second season of the television series Superman & Lois . The original Supermen of America

615-526: Is willing to accept Lex Luthor 's funding for a team of superheroes to protect the city in Superman's absence. Although Luthor volunteered money, Outburst is tasked with recruiting the members. Outburst first recruits his girlfriend White Lotus, a young meta trained by the Warlords of Okaara, then he gathers Brahma, Loser, Pyrogen, and Psilencer. They were salaried heroes but they were determined to protect

656-500: The Comics Buyer's Guide Standard Catalog of Comic Books , and Human Computing’s ComicBase , an inventory/databasing software program. Popular online price guides include comicbookrealm.com (free), ComicsPriceGuide.com (free and paid services), RarityGuide (free and paid), and GPAnalysis.com specifically for CGC (certified) Comics (paid). Both online and print price guides can exhibit variations, leading collectors to rely on

697-540: The "S" shield. Tag was introduced in the first season in which he was exposed to yellow phosphorescence the same time Superman 's son Jordan Kent discovered his abilities while the latter two received X Kryptonite from Anderson and were trained in secret by the Department of Defense (D.O.D.). In an attempt to kill Superman's Inverse World counterpart , Jessie and her teammate were killed leaving Tag only severely injured and rescued by Superman. Following these events,

738-826: The Grand Comics Database, comicbookrealm.com and Collectionary 4Comics provide users with rapid access to character appearances and deaths. Additionally, the Big Comic Book Database merges a searchable database featuring character and creator details per issue with a linked price guide, offering a comprehensive resource for enthusiasts. The advent of certification enabled increased liquidity of comic books by removing disputes over grading and by disclosing restoration, and accelerated sales of comic books through online auction sites such as eBay or Heritage Auction Galleries . Certification holds significance for certain comic price guide providers as it imparts

779-480: The Overstreet guide did not include the category of underground comix in its listings. This gap was addressed by Jay Kennedy in 1982 with the publication of The Official Underground And Newave Comix Price Guide . Though now out of print, this guide remains a valuable resource for information about artists and publishers within the underground comix genre. In 2006, Dan Fogel, who was an advisor and contributor to

820-429: The Overstreet guide, published Fogel's Underground Comix Price Guide . In 2010, a supplementary magazine was introduced, encompassing minicomics and British undergrounds alongside the latest pricing data. The emergence of online auction platforms like eBay led to significant declines in the sales of traditional price guides. This was attributed to the fact that the price listings in these guides did not accurately reflect

861-657: The Silver Age. These updates encompassed a guide to both current and valuable comics, along with featuring news related to comic books and collectors, as well as interviews. These publications also included editorial content contributed by publishers and bookstore owners who were polled for their insights. Various incarnations of the publication (which were published quarterly to bi-monthly, and eventually monthly) included Overstreet's Comic Book Price Update , Overstreet's Comics Price Bulletin , Overstreet Comic Book Monthly , and Overstreet's Fan , with this last incarnation showing

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902-459: The SoA team 2, along with reformed versions of the villainous Livewire and Iron Munro, to name a few. In spite of being hailed as a grand innovative idea the SoA team was never seen in action together mainly due to the fact the team (just like non-Kryptonian version of Supergirl) had very little to do with Superman as far as storyline synergies were concerned. However, in the first version of the team it

943-494: The Supermen's silence about his involvement with the Unimaginable fiasco, Lexcorp cuts its ties with the Supermen of America charities. Lex Luthor signs all property deeds over to the organization, including Outreach 1. Several members of the group are seen during the 2006 Infinite Crisis event in the pages of The OMAC Project No. 6. The team is confronting several OMACs, technologically advanced warriors controlled by

984-470: The Victorian Age and Platinum Age . The annual edition also covers promotional comics (giveaways and advertising) and "big little books", while continually updating new publications and market reports that cover the prior year of market activity. Overstreet's annual guide to the comic book collecting hobby has itself become a collectible, and since the 1980s each edition of the Price Guide includes

1025-493: The actual sale prices of comics. Subsequently, publications such as Comics Buyer's Guide magazine and the CBG Standard Catalog of Comic Books began reporting genuine completed auction results from eBay. These reports span longer periods than what eBay's online results typically cover. The 2005 edition of the Standard Catalog is extensive, spanning 1,624 pages and reporting results dating back to 2002. Currently,

1066-410: The angry young protector of Suicide Slum , a chronically poor section of Metropolis. A former athlete, Maximum would have remained quadriplegic without special implants provided by Lexcorp. A disgruntled Lexcorp employee discovers that S.T.A.R. Labs had hidden a capsule inside a special holding chamber called Lockdown 6 in the waters near Metropolis. Luthor successfully deploys Pyrogen to retrieve

1107-505: The author of the annual guides and related publications. In July 2003, Gemstone Publishing made an attempt at a monthly publication called Overstreet's Comic Price Review , which only ran for nineteen issues. Additionally, Gemstone Publishing released three volumes of the Overstreet Premium Ring Price Guide. These volumes provided values for thousands of collectible toy rings of various types. Among these,

1148-517: The broader recognition and acceptance of Overstreet's annual guide. This guide is considered a standardized inventory and pricing system within the comic book industry. Begun in 1970 by Robert M. Overstreet as a guide for fellow fans of Golden Age and Silver Age comics, the Overstreet guide has expanded to cover virtually the entire history of the American comics publication as far back as

1189-578: The capsule from Lockdown 6, but he encounters the villainous group Deep Six and is rebuffed. Darkseid, lord of Apokolips , also wanted the contents of Lockdown 6 and had sent the Deep Six to retrieve them. In the Vega system, the Warlords of Okaara sense the danger presented by the capsule, and take preventative measures. The Okaarans overpower Earth's defensive forces and White Lotus hurries to negotiate

1230-427: The city from villains emboldened by news of Superman's apparent death. They refurbish buildings across Metropolis and turn them into community centers. The main building Outreach 1 serves as the team's headquarters. After Psilencer's untimely death by a gang member, Outburst and his inexperienced teammates are deeply shaken and reconsider their vocation. It was around this time that the team met and recruits Maximum,

1271-490: The community of comic collectors, who frequently engaged in trading and selling among themselves, experienced a notable growth. This expansion was accompanied by an increase in the number of comics dealers operating within the industry. In 1965, Michael Cohen and Tom Horsky published what is considered the first comics price guide, the one-shot digest The Argosy Price Guide (specifically for Hollywood, California's, Argosy Book Shop). Comic back-issue prices had stabilized by

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1312-652: The end of the 1960s. In 1970, Jerry Bails , who had recently published the Collector’s Guide to the First Heroic Age , was considering creating a comic book price guide. He was contacted by Bob Overstreet , who was doing the same thing. Bails' extensive notes, supplemented by Overstreet's study of dealer listings, "became a backbone to the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide ." Overstreet's guide instantly became an invaluable resource tool for comic book collectors. The initial editions of

1353-567: The guide had achieved national distribution. An early decision was made by author to exclude the niche of underground comix , an adult-oriented expression of the art form that Mr. Overstreet had no interest in documenting, for reasons he has never made public, despite the book being promoted by its publisher as "the most complete listing of comics from the 1500s to the present". During the 1980s and 90s, Overstreet Publications also created publications that provided updates on pricing for recently released comics as well as selected titles dating back to

1394-464: The lower grade being stated first, followed by the higher grade. Furthermore, within the established grades, descriptive notes might be included. This is because comics assigned the same technical grade can have differing reasons for receiving that grade. Moreover, individual collectors often possess their own preferences and biases regarding which imperfections they find more tolerable than others. Supermen of America The Supermen of America

1435-610: The most valuable is the Supermen of America ring, with a value of around $ 100,000 depending on its condition. Original artwork for volumes 2 and 3, created by artist A. Kaviraj, is on display at Austin's Ring Museum in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The 52nd edition of the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide (2022-2023) was scheduled for release on July 20, 2022. In commemoration of the publication's 50th anniversary, Gemstone Publishing issued Facsimile Edition reprints of both printings of

1476-552: The online price guide for slabbed comics is GPAnalysis, which aggregates data from verified sales by several pre-approved sellers and auction houses. To ensure independent evaluation and impartial certification, established third-party companies like Certified Guaranty Company (CGC) or Comic Book Certification Service (CBCS) offer grading services for comics. These companies allow comic books to be submitted for comprehensive assessment, including grading, restoration checks, and encapsulation within tamper-evident protective holders. In

1517-499: The original edition from 1970. The Facsimile Edition of the first printing, featuring a white cover, was initially scheduled for release on April 8, 2020. However, due to the coronavirus pandemic, its release was postponed. Each of these editions came in four versions: a softcover edition with a retail price of $ 16.95, a hardcover edition priced at $ 25.00 (limited to 400 copies), a signed and numbered hardcover edition costing $ 50.00 (signed by Robert Overstreet and limited to 100 copies), and

1558-522: The realm of comic book grading, disagreements between dealers and graders regarding certain classification assessments are not uncommon. The process of grading comics can be subjective, even though the industry has established fundamental standards. A numeric system is employed alongside a titled grading system, with both ranging from 0.5 (Poor) to 10.0 (Mint or "Gem Mint"). While some collectors and companies solely utilize numeric grading or terminology, mixed grades with titles like Very Good/Fine (5.0) adhere to

1599-511: Was an official Superman fan club from the 1940s. Comic readers could send away for and receive special membership cards that also doubled as decoders. Members also received buttons and special certificates. The young members of the superhero team Supermen of America are all young metahumans gathered by Outburst after the shooting death of singer Junior K-D from the boy band Crossfire. Outburst and his family had been saved from death at Doomsday's hands by Superman . The young naive meta

1640-486: Was given a somewhat negative retake in the hit series Superman and Lois with the army using a force of humans that were given Kryptonian-like powers to exclusively protect America in a way that Superman wouldn't. This had to be the biggest push for the SoA team, and yet it was a damp squib. Therefore it's likely that the Supermen of America will remain an aspect of the character's mythos that's mostly unrealized. Lieutenant general Mitch Anderson (portrayed by Ian Bohen ) and

1681-509: Was left at that point—the final fate of the SoA remains unrevealed. After a months-long walk across the US, Superman recruits several allies into a new group named after the former SoA. The formation of the team resulted from the fact that for as much as the world needed Superman, he couldn't be everywhere at once to save the world. Hence Supermen of America came into being. Superman Family members Conner Kent/Superboy, Supergirl and Steel joined as

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